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Old 07-19-2009, 12:05 PM
 
Location: Palmyra, Maine
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If anyone locally is interested in some of the nuts from this tree to plant, DM me as they just started to drop off the tree, and I should have at least a 5 gal. bucket full next week. I know they are threatened in Canada and in several southern states. We need to cut this tree this fall and I've got several young ones growing around the house. Great medicinal plantju***** cinerea

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Old 07-20-2009, 04:00 AM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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If you cut the tree, save the wood in large pieces and advertise it on E-bay. There are musical instrument makers who would live to have that wood. Don't chunk it up for firewood.
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Old 07-20-2009, 06:03 AM
 
Location: Florida (SW)
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I quickly googled "cinerea" to find out more about it. I remember as a kid gathering butternuts and curing and cracking and picking the nutmeats.....(lot of work....from what I remember the husks could stain everything they came in contact with. In fact I think we stained a rustic hardwood cable spool coffee table with the husks....

One thing I did find that I thought was interesting....the roots put out some kind of chemical that inhibits the growth of rhododendrum or azaleas. (I think it is interesting how the plants wage their own version of chemical warfare...to get the advantage.
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Old 07-20-2009, 06:11 AM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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The wood was also used for outhouse seats. Marshall Dodge said that when lightly sanded and not varnished the wood feels "kinda velvety".
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Mid Missouri
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The wood was also used for outhouse seats. Marshall Dodge said that when lightly sanded and not varnished the wood feels "kinda velvety".
rofl!!!
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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It's crack resistant too. That helps.
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:32 PM
 
Location: Florida (SW)
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It's crack resistant too. That helps.
lol...good one! and it is so much better than the birch john or john birch privy seat.
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Old 07-21-2009, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Palmyra, Maine
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a tea made from the inner bark would make you wish for a velvety toilet seat,
also trying to find someone to cut a huge basswood that scares me ta death,
and someone said it needs to be cut in the winter so it doesn't crack when it falls
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Old 07-21-2009, 10:52 AM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
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Default "Velvety toilet seat"

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rofl!!!

Ditto!
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Old 07-21-2009, 10:54 AM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
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Great medicinal plantju***** cinerea

What ailments is it usually used for?

I always swore by aloe vera for burns, cuts, etc...

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